Made several important updates to the Wind section of the Elemental Team-building Guide, including details on Burst builds and Gatcha priority.

Wind
Wind can be played offensively or defensively, with many skills that increase attack frequency and the Burst gauge--allowing for more frequent Bursts--as well as the potential for strong damage mitigation. However, Wind has few options for healing until much later. Wind is particularly friendly to free players, who get immediate access to a strong class B debuff from Cybele, while the easily-obtainable Zephyr (R) adds weak heals and an astoundingly good class C ATK debuff.

Wind starts somewhat weak but strengthens with later content updates. Gaia’s Awakening is the turning point for Wind, and makes her the single must-have character for Wind. Aspiring Wind users should reroll for Gaia or pick her up from the first Miracle ticket. She’s the first character to get an Awakening, and she becomes the Paladin of KamiPro, uniquely able to nullify attacks on other characters, mitigate AoE overdrives, AND heal the team. Cybele’s SSR variant transforms her into a peerless attacker GUARANTEED to combo with every normal attack, giving her ridiculous Burst generation and damage output, especially when buffed (e.g., by Morgan and/or Titania). Seth is a healer second only to Sol, with a 1500/6T heal + cleanse, Combo attack down + class C ATK down (-20%), and a 1000 damage barrier.

Wind’s ATK debuff options are limited until Seth. Oberon (SR) is a big boon to Wind teams, as she packs both class A ATK and DEF debuffs (-15%). Once Hastur (-20% DEF) and Seth (-20% ATK) become available, Oberon becomes less essential. Wind users without Oberon or Seth will likely be running Joan d’ Arc for most content for her class A ATK debuff and damage cut skill (-40%), which synergizes well with Gaia’s (-40%).

While Wind lacks a class C DEF debuff, teams have several options for reaching the DEF debuff cap of -50%: +100% Wind elemental attack eidolon Hraesvelg (-20%), SR eidolons Vine (-10%) or Yamata no Orochi (-12%), D’art with personal weapon (class B -30% ATK/DEF), Hercules with Relic weapon (-25% on Burst), or an off-element kamihime with a class C debuff (e.g., Cthulhu). Wind thus doubly benefits from its +100% eidolon, which vastly increases its potential damage output. Use of the story eidolon Vine (see Building a well-balanced team) or Yamata no Orochi comes with significant tradeoffs, especially since the benefit will be delayed by 8 turns, but provides a guaranteed means to reach the cap. Cthulhu brings additional skills such as overdrive reduction and class A ATK down, making her a potential upgrade over Oberon.

Wind is well-suited to Burst builds. Wind has several options to maximize Provisional Forest damage. Awakened Titania is the best option, as she can instantly boost Shingen’s gauge to full on the same turn, plus nearly guarantee that one kamihime plus herself will be ready to Burst as soon as Shingen is. Combine this with SSR Cybele and the team should be able to Full Burst every 6T. Wind Ramiel (SR) is a decent fallback with some tradeoffs: her Zeal buff can guarantee that Shingen will be able to Burst 2T after Provisional Forest is used, but the team will take ~1000 damage. Alternatively, her Burst gauge generation buff will bring Shingen to 99%; as long she gets hit (e.g., from an AoE overdrive), she’ll reach 100. Wind Orpheus (R) can also provide a similar Zeal effect, at a big sacrifice in damage. Hercules’s Raging Strike (EX or main) can also close the gap, but will require the sacrifice of an ability slot (and thus overdrive extension). This option is viable as long as the team has a kamihime with ATK down (e.g., Seth or Oberon).

Miracle ticket priority (Defensive build): Gaia or Seth (3rd Miracle ticket), SSR Cybele (3rd Miracle ticket), Gaia or Seth (whichever you didn’t pick first), Hastur (2nd Miracle ticket), Sol (instead of Seth)
Miracle ticket priority (Offensive Burst build): Gaia or Seth (3rd Miracle ticket), SSR Cybele (3rd Miracle ticket), Hastur (2nd Miracle ticket), Titania
Gatcha priority: SSR Cybele, Hraesvelg (+100% elemental attack eidolon), Wind Ramiel (SR), Wind Orpheus (R) in ~April 2018; Seth in ~June 2018